Grace Leboy
American composer and songwriter (1890-1983)
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Grace Leboy Kahn (September 22, 1890 – May 24, 1983) was an American composer. A prolific songwriter, among her best known works are "I Wish I Had A Girl" (1908) and selections from the Jumping Jupiter musical.
Life and career
Leboy was born in Brooklyn, New York to Samuel LeBoy (originally Lebovitch) and Celia Leboy (née Liborski), both Jewish immigrants. She grew up in Illinois and was the sixth of seven children.[1][2]
Leboy was a precocious musician, gaining employment as a pianist by age 15,[3] and fame by age 18 with her song "I Wish I Had A Girl".[4] By age 21 she had songs on the Broadway stage[5] in Jumping Jupiter.[6] Notable performers of her day recorded her songs and compositions.[7] Lyrics for many of her songs were written by Gus Kahn whom she married in 1916.[8] They were the parents of Donald Gustave Kahn (July 17, 1918 – April 11, 2008) and Irene Kahn (1922–1985). Grace was played by Doris Day in I'll See You in My Dreams, a film that portrays the lives and times of Leboy and Kahn.[9]
Selected compositions
- Are You Lonesome[10] 1909
- Bring Along Your Dancing Shoes[11] 1915
- Dublin Bay[12] 1912
- Early In The Morning (Down On The Farm)[13] 1916
- Everybody Rag With Me[14] 1914
- The Good Ship Mary Ann[15] 1914
- Henry, oh Henry[16] 1912
- I Wish I Had A Girl[17] 1907
- I'm awfully afraid of girls[18] 1910
- I'm on the jury[19] 1913
- It all goes up in smoke[20] 1910
- It's touch when Izzy Rosenstein loves Genevieve Malone[21] 1910
- June, July and August[22] 1909
- Just wond'ring : waltz song 1927
- Lazy Day[23] 1932
- Love and Springtime[24] 1914
- Make a noise like a hoop and roll away
- Moonlight on the Mississippi[25] 1913
- Music vot's music must come from Berlin
- My heart keeps right on beating[26] 1911
- Oh how that woman could cook[27] 1914
- On the 5:15[28]
- Pass The Pickles: Tango 1913[29]
- Pretty soft for me[30] 1909
- Roses at Dawning
- Say boys! I've found a girl[31] 1909
- Soap-bubble Days[32] 1910
- Think Of Me (I'll Be Thinking Of You)
- Those Olden Golden Days of Long Ago (lyrics by Daisy Sullivan) 1917
- To The Strains Of That Wedding March[33] 1910
- 'Twas Only A Summer Night's Dream = Solo Fué Un Sueño En Noche De Verano 1932
- You and I Cupid[34] 1910
- (You're always sure of) My love for you[35] 1930
- Will you always call me honey[36] 1908
- Will You Be Sorry?[37] 1928
- What's the use of moonlight[38] 1909
- When Jack Came Sailing Home Again[39] 1911